Patriarchial
  • Ruler Guides Subjects
  • Father guides son
  • Husband guides wife
Womens Rights
  • Could not pick spouses
  • Could not divorce or remarry
  • Husband could divorce her
  • Could not inherit property or wealth from spouse or men in family
  • Men had many Concubines (Mistresses)
Footbinding
  • Began in Tang and fully accepted in Song
  • For upper class women, it was a new custom
  • Small feet= Beauty

Who???

Why??? By: the wonderfull Abbey and the amazing Chelsey
nobals

Families with girls wanted there children to to be accepted in higher calss society. Wealthy families were more likley to want their sons to marry girls who were privilaged and beautiful. Foot binding showed that a woman knew her place in society and was ready to care for a family. It increased the amount of control men had over women.
NOT lower classes

Lower class women had to work in fields and small feet did not permit them to do hard labor. Families who farmed or did hard labor were more concerned with the amount of work a female was able to do.
First Female Empress
  • Empress Wu Zetian
  • The only empress in China's history that ruled alone
  • Buddhist
  • Financed the buliding of temples
  • Appointed ministers to seek out her enemies and kill them
Tang Dynasty
  • Land distribution included widows
  • Mutual Divorce acceptable (women could remarry)
  • Access to broadening education system

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Approved By: Andrew Huynh and Cole Holland
Its officially approved by:Brett Krumenacker
Edited by Daniela Peinado-this is super!